Snow, then freezing drizzle expected for Waterloo-Wellington on Friday

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Up to five centimeters of snow may fall quickly across southern Ontario starting late Friday morning, causing poor visibility for motorists, Environment Canada warns.

Easterly winds of 30 km/h hour are expected to gust to 50 km-h as the snow arrives. Freezing drizzle may follow the later in the afternoon and evening, before the storm brings above freezing temperatures to the area overnight.

Saturday is expected to be mainly cloudy, with a 60 per cent chance of drizzle changing to snow flurries in the morning. Temperatures are forecast to fall to zero in the afternoon. Southwest winds gusting to 40 km-h are expected to ease by evening.

Sunday is expected to be cloudy, with a high of zero and a low of -4 C.

Monday, the forecast calls for a mix of sun and cloud, with a high of 2 C and a low of -8 C.

Snow is expected to return Tuesday and Wednesday. Expect daytime temperatures of 1 C and overnight lows of -2 C.